Hamatora

Two detectives with rare inborn abilities are drawn into a Yokohama investigation connected to other people who possess the same kind of power.

Synopsis

The Anime Lad

Nice and Murasaki run a detective team in Yokohama and possess rare inborn abilities called Minimums. Their old friend Art is pursuing a case connected to other Minimum holders. The pair becomes involved despite some initial reluctance. Having unusual powers has therefore led them toward a problem involving unusually powered people, which is efficient if not especially restful.

Super Eyepatch Fox

Nice and Murasaki solve cases in Yokohama while hiding an unusual advantage. Both are Minimum holders, people born with rare powers. Their work crosses an investigation led by their old friend Art and linked to others with the same abilities. The mystery turns their gifts from useful tools into part of the case itself.

Gigguku

Nice and Murasaki are already a detective duo with rare powers, then their old friend brings them a case tied to other Minimum holders! That overlap makes every clue feel personal before the wider mystery has even opened up. Yokohama gives the team room to chase odd cases, while the ability system can turn an ordinary lead into sudden action.

Father's Basement

Superpowered detectives are hardly a scarce resource, and eccentric cases can lean on the gimmick. Hamatora earns a sharper opening by making its central investigation about Minimum holders themselves. Nice and Murasaki have the same rare abilities that place others inside the case, while their connection to police investigator Art keeps the mystery from feeling like random freelance work.

"Minimum" - a special inborn power found in a limited number of human beings, known as "minimum holders." In Yokohama, the detective team Hamatora, formed by two minimum holders named Nice and Murasaki, comes across information connected to a serial killer being pursued by their old friend Art. It turns out all the victims are minimum holders like them.

What defines it

A stylish urban-fantasy detective action-comedy. Slick and twisty.

Watch path

Watch the numbered main seasons in order. Announced continuations follow the released entries. Optional titles are not included in this main-series path.

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